stick (sth) out
— phrasal verb with stick /stɪk/ verb (stuck, stuck)Definition
› to come forward from the rest of your body, or to make part of your body do this: Mum, Lewis stuck out his tongue at me! He stuck his arm out of the window and waved at us. I wish my stomach didn't stick out so much.Protruding and sticking out
(Definition of stick (sth) out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bristle verb (HAIR)
- bulbous adjective
- bulge noun
- bulge verb
- jut verb
- ledge noun
- male adjective (CONNECTING PART)
- overhang noun (STICK OUT)
- overhang verb (STICK OUT)
- poke verb (APPEAR)
- project verb (STICK OUT)
- projection noun (STICKING OUT)
- protrude verb
- protrusion noun
- protuberance noun
- proud adjective, adverb
- stick out phrasal verb
- stick up phrasal verb
Topic:
Protruding and sticking out
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